Adequate Amount of Vitamin E Linked to Decreased Risk of Alzheimer's

New research out of the Netherlands and the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging in Chicago indicates that adequate amounts of Vitamin E in the diets decreases a person's risk of Alzheimer's Disease. While the daily recommended dosage of Vitamin E is 30 IU, the Rush Institute study showed that people who got even 11 IU per day decreased their risk by up to 70%. Vitamin E is believed to block harmful free radicals that damage cells throughout the body, including the brain. Alzheimer's Disease itself is thought to increase the production of free radicals, which leads to a condition known as brain plague. Vitamin E may block this process.